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Half Blue Sky

Half Blue Sky

20187.81 Season156 EpisodesEnded

Overview

Suzume is a girl born to a family running a small restaurant in Gifu Prefecture. She loses her hearing in one ear from a disease. Encouraged by her loving parents and childhood friend, she lives through an eventful life with a tenacious spirit.

Created by Eriko Kitagawa
Written by Eriko Kitagawa
Produced by Takehiro Shoen
NetworksNHK GNHK

Top Cast

Mei Nagano

Mei Nagano

Suzume Nireno

Takeru Satoh

Takeru Satoh

Ritsu Hagio

Yasuko Matsuyuki

Yasuko Matsuyuki

Haru Nireno

Kenichi Takitoh

Kenichi Takitoh

Utaro Nireno

Kaisei Kamimura

Kaisei Kamimura

Sota Nireno

Masatoshi Nakamura

Masatoshi Nakamura

Senkichi Nireno

Jun Fubuki

Jun Fubuki

Renko Nireno

Shosuke Tanihara

Shosuke Tanihara

Yaichi Hagio

Tomoyo Harada

Tomoyo Harada

Wako Hagio

Rokkaku Seiji

Rokkaku Seiji

Mitsuru Saionji

Themes & Keywords

high schoolgrowing upasadora

About Half Blue Sky

Half Blue Sky is a drama series that first aired in 2018 exploring themes of high school, growing up, asadora. Created by Eriko Kitagawa, it stars Mei Nagano, Takeru Satoh, Yasuko Matsuyuki. Suzume is a girl born to a family running a small restaurant in Gifu Prefecture. She loses her hearing in one ear from a disease. Encouraged by her loving parents and childhood friend, she lives through an eventful life with a tenacious spirit.

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